January 31, 2017: After nearly two years of battling the fight is over, we've won and all charges, including First Degree Murder, are dropped!! Read more about this huge win in the
Miami Herald.

October 28, 2016: Mr. DeCoste was before Judge Cooke in Federal Court for plea sentencing. Government indicted with ACCA enhancment, we disagreed and pled open to Court. ACCA found not to apply and 70 month variance to boot!

September 29, 2016: What a day! Mr. DeCoste was before Judge Gayles in Federal Court for plea sentencing and managed to get a downward variance for our Client charged with Medicare Fraud!

June 1, 2016: A little humor and what later resulted in a big Death Penalty win for Mr. DeCoste! Read more via Miami Herald reporter's
Twitter post.

April 7, 2016: Victory! Cops arrested Client with over a pound of marijuana but after a precise legal motion and lengthy hearing before Judge Richard Hersch the government agreed and subsequently dropped all charges!

April 14, 2015: Mr. DeCoste won his Adversary Preliminary Hearing! Client charged with Second Degree Murder released from custody on his own recognizance after a week of arguing the State lacked probable cause.

November 21, 2014: The Judge has ruled! Cops arrested our Client with 33 pounds of marijuana but after a precise legal motion and a lengthy hearing Miami-Dade Judge Milton Hirsch granted the motion throwing out the evidence.

June 24, 2014: The trial verdict is in! After a dogged fight by Mr. DeCoste our Client was found
NOT GUILTY of First-Degree Murder in Miami-Dade before the Honorable Judge Robert Luck.

Christopher M. DeCoste

Christopher Michael DeCoste is a Miami based criminal trial attorney with over a decade of experience handling criminal cases in Florida.

Mr. DeCoste has defended thousands of Clients in State and Federal Court. Moreover, he has worked tirelessly on those cases to get the best results, either through significantly reduced pleas, successful motions or jury acquittals. Simply put, he wants a happy client above all else, not just a closed case. To do this, he approaches each case in a different, sometimes very creative, manner. Just going through the regular steps will not always yield the best result. He thinks both inside and outside of the box, applies his extensive legal knowledge and works until he gets what both the Client and he thinks is right.

Prior to founding the Law Office of Christopher DeCoste, P.A. in 2008, Mr. DeCoste worked as a Prosecutor in Miami-Dade. While at the Office of the State Attorney he was selected as a specialized Prosecutor with the Career Criminal / Robbery Unit where he handled murder cases and cases involving complex facts. A short time later, he was also selected as a specialized Prosecutor for the Traffic Homicide Investigations Unit. During his time as a Prosecutor, he handled thousands of cases with charges ranging from Misdemeanors to Murder. This allows Mr. DeCoste to get inside the mind of a prosecutor, his opponent, because he knows firsthand why cases are prosecuted, how they are prosecuted and all the strategies a prosecutor can use in search of a conviction.

Mr. DeCoste is a member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys and current Board Member having been elected by his peers. He is a graduate of Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and received his Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School. While in Law School he served as Associate Managing Editor of the Moot Court Board Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy and selected as an advocate for the top ranked National Trial Team.

Mr. DeCoste is wholly dedicated towards using all of his experience and knowledge to defend the rights and best interests of each and every Client.

The information on this Law Firm website is for general information purposes only. Nothing on this website or its associated pages, documents, comments, answers, e-mails, or other communications should be taken as legal advice for any individual case or situation. The information on this website is not intended to create, and receipt or viewing of this information does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship.